FINANCIAL

SUMMARY

For the five-year ended 31 December 2024
(All amounts in RMB millions, except per share data)

Selected financial summary for 2020 to 2024, including selected consolidated statement of income data and consolidated statement of financial position data for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were prepared in accordance with HKFRSs.

RESULTS

Selected Statement of Income Data

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Revenue

389,589

372,597

354,944

327,854

303,838

Interconnection charges

(11,224)

(11,294)

(10,947)

(11,557)

(10,574)

Depreciation and amortisation

(83,392)

(84,847)

(86,829)

(85,652)

(83,017)

Network, operation and support expenses

(64,320)

(60,026)

(56,425)

(53,087)

(46,286)

Employee benefit expenses

(64,931)

(62,939)

(60,726)

(58,944)

(55,740)

Costs of telecommunications products sold

(42,466)

(36,403)

(34,720)

(30,683)

(26,862)

Other operating expenses

(107,223)

(102,123)

(92,957)

(77,263)

(70,237)

Finance costs

(1,784)

(1,981)

(1,095)

(1,385)

(1,747)

Interest income

1,981

2,105

1,747

1,215

1,366

Share of net profit of associates

2,592

2,519

2,153

1,862

1,588

Share of net profit of joint ventures

1,481

1,803

1,593

1,448

787

Other income — net

4,951

3,534

3,850

4,119

2,911

Profit before income tax

25,254

22,945

20,588

17,927

16,027

Income tax expenses

(4,521)

(4,023)

(3,751)

(3,420)

(3,450)

Profit for the year

20,733

18,922

16,837

14,507

12,577

Profit attributable to:

Equity shareholders of the Company

20,613

18,726

16,745

14,368

12,493

Non-controlling interests

120

196

92

139

84

Profit for the year

20,733

18,922

16,837

14,507

12,577

Earnings per share for profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company during the year:

Basic earnings per share (RMB)

0.67

0.61

0.55

0.47

0.41

Diluted earnings per share (RMB)

0.67

0.61

0.55

0.47

0.41

Selected Statement of Financial Position Data

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Property, plant and equipment

351,530

355,995

352,433

355,031

364,187

Right-of-use assets

47,522

52,608

59,227

32,866

37,960

Financial assets measured at fair value

13,817

29,645

23,702

32,726

27,682

Long-term bank deposits

15,185

Cash and cash equivalents

28,480

47,733

55,297

34,280

23,085

Other current asset

121,170

85,940

71,353

62,937

61,362

Other non-current asset

93,533

89,130

80,651

73,236

66,340

Total assets

671,237

661,051

642,663

591,076

580,616

Short-term bank loans

711

681

331

385

740

Commercial papers

5,025

6,875

7,000

Long-term bank loans

1,413

1,606

1,896

2,207

2,900

Lease liabilities

37,641

43,257

48,924

22,559

27,961

Other current liabilities

256,299

249,977

232,651

216,409

202,367

Other non-current liabilities

11,603

11,632

10,300

9,208

12,128

Total liabilities

307,667

307,153

299,127

257,643

253,096

Total equity

363,570

353,898

343,536

333,433

327,520